@article{fdi:010040979,
  title = {{C}omparative cytogenetics of bats ({C}hiroptera) : the prevalence of {R}obertsonian translocations limits the power of chromosomal characters in resolving interfamily phylogenetic relationships},
  author = {{M}ao, {X}. {G}. and {N}ie, {W}. {H}. and {W}ang, {J}. {H}. and {S}u, {W}. {T}. and {F}eng, {Q}. and {W}ang, {Y}. {X}. and {D}obigny, {G}authier and {Y}ang, {F}. {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough the monophyly of {C}hiroptera is well supported by many independent studies, higher-level systematics, e.g. the monophyly of microbats, remains disputed by morphological and molecular studies. {C}hromosomal rearrangements, as one type of rare genomic changes, have become increasingly popular in phylogenetic studies as alternatives to molecular and other morphological characters. {H}ere, the representatives of families {M}egadermatidae and {E}mballonuridae are studied by comparative chromosome painting for the first time. {T}he results have been integrated into published comparative maps, providing an opportunity to assess genome-wide chromosomal homologies between the representatives of eight bat families. {O}ur results further substantiate the wide occurrence of {R}obertsonian translocations in bats, with the possible involvement of whole-arm reciprocal translocations ({WART}s). {I}n order to search for valid cytogenetic signature(s) for each family and superfamily, evolutionary chromosomal rearrangements identified by chromosomal painting and/or banding comparison are subjected to two independent analyses: (1) a cladistic analysis using parsimony and (2) the mapping of these chromosomal changes onto the molecularly defined phylogenetic tree available from the literature. {B}oth analyses clearly indicate the prevalence of homoplasic events that reduce the reliability of chromosomal characters for resolving interfamily relationships in bats.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}hromosome {R}esearch},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {155--170},
  ISSN = {0967-3849},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10577-007-1206-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040979},
}